9 11, literally. This is by far the most horrific thing ive seen in my life. The whole thing came down. It looks like a bomb went off. Were pretty sure a bomb didnt go off. Heartbreaking for anyone still trapped inside. This stunning new hopeful. A young boy being rescued from the rubble. There are fears, understandable fears, more people could be trapped. Right now more than 80 Emergency Teams are working to find survivors if they can. This is what the 12story Ocean Front Condo Building looked like before this mornings collapse. And now a huge piece of that structure came down. Cnns Leyla Santiago is on the scene in surf side, florida, with the very latest. Do we have any idea, leyla, how many people were inside that building when it came down . Reporter that is a very big unanswered question at this point. I can tell you it is still active Search And Rescue where the debris is, the building, whats left of it, has been cleared, the portion that is still standing. Let me walk you throu
Horrific thing that ive seen in my life. The wheel thing came down. It looks like a bomb went off but were sure a bomb didnt go off. A brief moment of hope that youre looking at from earlier this morning before the sun came up, that is rescuers pulling a young boy from the rubble alive. Hes one of two people that Authorities Say they have been able to rescue from the debris so far. Take a look at this. This is what the highrise ocean front looked like before the collapse this morning and here it is after the collapse in the aftermath, what is left of the building. Our Layla Santiago is on the scene in surfside, florida, with the latest. So youve been there since right after this happened. What are people telling you . Reporter we learned new numbers. We learned that 35 people were rescued. Two were pulled from the rubble. But when i asked the key question of how many are still missing, officials couldnt give me that answer. They are asking families and friends who have not been able to
Ocean front Apartment Building turned to rubble overnight. We know at least one person has died. 55 of the 136 units this portion of the building destroyed. And that portion of the building Still Standing could collapse as the desperate search continues. This is the moment, those 55 units came crashing down. Look at that. Just stunning. The Surveillance Video was from around 1 30 a. M. Local time. So as you can imagine, a lot of people were probably likely just sleeping. And moments later, there was a remarkable rescue. Crews pulled a young boy from the mangled debris. The boy talking with his rescuers before he was carried off. And earlier cnn spoke with a man who rushed to the scene after the collapse, and he heard the boy screaming. I could hear Somebody Yelling and screaming. Myself and another individual decided to get closer. It was at that point i could begin to hear him clearly and hear by his voice that he was a little boy. Couldnt have been more than in his preteens. So then
Ocean front Apartment Building turned to rubble overnight. We know at least one person has died. 55 of the 136 units this portion of the building destroyed. And that portion of the building Still Standing could collapse as the desperate search continues. This is the moment, those 55 units came crashing down. Look at that. Just stunning. The Surveillance Video was from around 1 30 a. M. Local time. So as you can imagine, a lot of people were probably likely just sleeping. And moments later, there was a remarkable rescue. Crews pulled a young boy from the mangled debris. The boy talking with his rescuers before he was carried off. And earlier cnn spoke with a man who rushed to the scene after the collapse, and he heard the boy screaming. I could hear Somebody Yelling and screaming. Myself and another individual decided to get closer. It was at that point i could begin to hear him clearly and hear by his voice that he was a little boy. Couldnt have been more than in his preteens. So then
Sounding somewhat optimistic. Today, a group of bipartisan senators head to the white house to pitch their plan to President Biden. And in los angeles, Britney Spears speaking out for the first time asking a judge to end her very restrictive conservator ship. Revealing disturbing details about the control her father has over her life, her finances, even her body. Right now, the white house is cracking down on gun violence after President Biden laid out his plan to get guns off our streets. He is directing programs to cut Community Violence to 15 separate cities. But this morning, we have to turn now to South Florida where we have breaking news. At least one person dead after partial collapse of a highrise condo building near miami beach. We are awaiting a News Conference from Miamidade Police in 10 or 15 minutes from now. Overnight, i want to show you dramatic rescues that took place. More than 80 fire rescue units rushing to the scene early this morning. Witnesses and survivors descri